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Allg- 2, 1938- E. si DowLlNG 2,125,833

PACKAGE original Filed- Nov. 7, 1934 Patented Aug. 2, 1938l EdwardSavage Dowling. Indianapolis, Ind., assignor to Shellmar ProductsCompany, Chicago, Ill., a corporation of Delaware 1 Application November7, i934, Serial No. 751,814 l Renewed May 26, 193'? 9 @laluna rll'hepresent invention relates to containers or packages for merchandisingcommodities, and has particular reference to improvements in containersof the display type in which the commodity g packaged is retained in aprotective base member and exposed to the view of a prospectivepurchaser through a transparent facing sheet.

A principal object of the invention is to 'provide an attractive,economically constructed, and

m efficiently protective container for packaging commodities such ascandy and the like.

An additional object is the provision of a dis--4 play container havinga relatively rigid framework or backing member. protective sides uponllt 'which may be printed suitable display matter, and a transparentfacing encompassing the upper or face portion'of the backing member.

A still further object is to provide a container constructed of acardboard backing member hav- 2li ing opposed edges folded over to formspaced triangular side frames and a transparent facing sheetencompassing the backing member and side frames and having its edgessecured'beneath the backing member. 2li These and other objects'will beapparent from a consideration of the lfollowing illustrative andenplanative description of a preferred embodiment of the invention, andby reference to the accompanying drawing in which 3U structed inaccordance with my invention;

Fig. 2 is a bottom view of the container shown in Fig. 1 and disclosingthe method of securing the facing sheet to the backing member;

Fig. 3 isv a cross-sectional view taken. along line ii-t of Fig. 41; and

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Figli and disclosing a modified attachmentof the facing sheet to the backing member.

The use of tra sparent wrapping sheets ior packaging various commoditieshas been recognized as a particularly desirable way of merchandisingcommodities. and as the transparent wrappers, which usually areconstructed of some ma- -terial such as regenerated cellulose, are thinand quite exible, various combinations of the transparent wrappersy withcardboard and other relatively rigid materials have been suggested.Usually, the transparent wrapper is employed as a facingsheet for apackage which has a bottom or backing member composed of cardboard. Insome cases the edges of the cardboard are scored and folded-upwardly toform sides for the package, the ends of the transparent facing sheetextending beyond the cardboard backing member Fig. l is a perspectiveview of a container con-` (Bl. d-JM) and being folded beneath andsecured to the latter. It is to packages of this type that the presentinvention pertains, and, as shown in the drawing, I have providedanimproved container of the boat type ln whichl the cardboard backingmember is provided with spaced longitudinal score lines along its edgeportions and the panels formed thereby are folded upwardly and over toform triangular side frames spaced apart sufficiently to provide acommodityfrecelving channel or compartment therebetween.

In the embodiment of the invention shown in Figs. 1 to 3, a suitablecardboard backing member indicated generally at it is provided withlongitudinal score lines ll and l2 along one of its longitudinal edges,and the panels i3 and lli formed thereby are folded over, as shown inthe drawing,v to form a right triangular side frame in which the backingmember lll constitutes the base, the panel llt constitutes the verticalleg, and the panel i3 constitutes the hypotenuse. It `will he noted thatthe panel lil extends upwardly and inwardly of the container to form'the panel which is presented squarely to the vision of an observer ofthe package when the package is on a shelf below the level of theobservers eye. This structure makes the panel' i3 particularly desirableas a display panel upon which may be printed any desired display mattersuch as trademarks. pictures or the like, advertising the commoditycontained within the package.

On the opposite side of the backing member it are provided score linesit and ldwhich form panels ll and it of similar shape and position asthe panels it and it, respectively. The panel il is folded upwardly andinwardly of the containerto form the hypotenuse of the right triangularside frame, and the terminal panel it is folded downwardly to form thevertical leg of the triangle. r

The vertical panels Hand it of the triangular side frames are spacedapart as shown in Fig. 3 to provide an article-receiving channel orcompartment therebetween. In the drawing this commodity is representedby blocks ld of candy positioned along the channel in closely tting`relation to the vertical panels and extending upwardly to substantiallythe same height as the triangular side frames. It is preferred that thelegs ld and it extend downwardly a sumcient distance to contact theinner face of the backing member, although, in some instances, it willbe found possible to provide legs which do not extend completely down tothe backing member. Also, it is not essential that the legs ld and i3assume a directly vertical position, since with some objects a moreinward or outward position will be found to produce a better fit.

In producing the package, the cardboard backing member, provided withthe proper'scoring, may be folded into erect position and the commodityto be packaged inserted inthe articlereceiving channel between thetriangular side frames. A transparent facing sheet 20 which may becomposed of regenerated cellulose or of cellulose acetate or cellulosenitrate base or other equivalent materials, is folded over the commodityin the article-receiving channel, downwardly about the display panels I3and I'I, and

inwardly beneath the bottom of the backing member, its edges 2| and 22being positioned in overlapped relation, as will `be seen in Fig. 3. Asuitable adhesive is applied between the overlapped edges of thetransparent facing sheet to secure the facing sheet in proper position.The end portions 23 and 24 of the transparent facing sheet extend beyondthe ends of the cardboard backing member, and after folding the facingsheet about the backing member as described, these ends are folded overthe ends of the backing member and secured therebeneath by theapplication of adhesive labels 25 and 26. It will be understood thatother suitable methods of at- 'tachment may be substituted'for thelabels.

As the cardboard backing member is somewhat resilient, the panels I3 andI1 tend to rotate outwardly about the score lines and the panels I4 andI8 tend to rotate about the score lines I 2 and I6 by which they areattached to panels I3 and I 1. The degree of this tendency for thepanels to rotate will be dependent upon such factors as the particularnature of the cardboard and the depth of the score lines.l Thetransparent cellulose sheeting may be drawn tightly about the -packageand the tensionof the sheeting and the vpanel will retain the commodityin a tightly packaged condition. These' factors may be adiusted asdesired.

. In the modification shown in Fig. 4, the reduced edges 21 and 28 ofthe transparent cellulose sheeting 20 are adhesively secured along theopposite 'sides of the backing member in spaced relation with eachother. For this embodiment of the invention, one edge of the transparentfacing member may be attached beneath one side ,of the backing memberbefore the commodity is loaded in the' package, and after the triangularside frames are folded, into` position, the free edge of the facingsheet may be folded over the container and adhesively secured beneaththe l bottom member to complete the formation of the package, it beingunderstood that the extended ends of the cellulose sheeting are foldedunder and secured to the backing' member as described in the embodimentof the invention shown in Figs. 1 to 3.

The container described is easily and economically manufactured and isof particular utility from the standpoint oi.' offering protection tothe article ox' commodity packaged. Also, the pack-v age is attractivefrom the standpoint of symmetry, of shape, and additionally affords anexcellent opportunity for the printing of advertising matter in aconspicuous manner. y

Various changes lin the structure described hereinbefore are possiblewithout departing from the scope of the invention and all such changesare intended to be included in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A container of the type described, comprising a cardboard backingmember having spaced score lines along its longitudinal edges and beingfolded over to-form upwardly and inwardly extending display panels anddownwardly extending unattached brace portions forming anarticlereceiving channel therebetween, and a transparent facing sheetcovering said channel and havingV its longitudinal edges secured beneathsaid backing member.

2. A container of the type described, comprising a relatively rigidbacking member having its longitudinal edges folded upwardly andinwardly to form resilient unattached side frames spaced -apart toproduce an article-receiving channel,

and a transparent facing sheet fitting closely about said frames andover said channel, the longitudinal edges of said sheet being securedbeneath said backing member.

3. A container of the type described, comprising .a relatively rigidbacking member having its longitudinal edges folded upwardly andinwardly from an intervening base to form side frames spaced apart toproduce an article-receiving channel having a top opening of less widththan said base, said side frames being laterally resilient andunattached at their lupper portions intermediate their ends, and atransparent facing sheet fitting closely about said frames and over saidchannels, the longitudinal edges of said sheet being secured beneathsaid backing member.

4. A container of the type described, comprising a relatively rigidbacking member having its longitudinal edges folded inwardly and atoblique angles relative to the plane of the intermediate base portion ofsaid backing member to form side frames spaced apart to produce anarticle-receiving channel having a top opening of less width than saidbase portion, said side frames being laterally resilient and unattachedinterme- .diate their ends, and atransparent facing sheet fittingclosely about said frames and spanning said channel opening, thelongitudinal edges of said sheet being vsecured beneath said backingmember.

5 A container comprising, a relatively rigid sheet of material havinglaterally spaced'score lines separating the sheet into opposite sidepanels and an intermediate base, said sheet being folded along saidscore lines to cause said side panels to extend upwardly and inwardlyover said base to thereby provide two upwardly exposed advertisingdisplay surfacesrat the panels and a channel therebetween having anunobstructed top opening of less width than said base,`and a transparentsheet snugly engaging said display surfaces and spanning said channelopening and having its edges secured beneath said base.

, 6. A container comprising, a cardboard sheet having score linesseparating the sheet into opposite side panels and an intervening base,said side panels being folded inwardly over said base to provideupwardly exposed advertising display surfaces separated at their upperedges by an unobstructed commodity receiving opening of less width thansaid base, and a transparent covering sheet snugly engaging saidsurfaces and spanning said opening, the edges of said covering sheetbeing secured beneath said base beyond said panels and score lines.

7. A container comprising, a cardboardbase having opposite side panelsformed integral ltherewith and folded upwardly and inwardly thereover toprovide upwardly exposed advertising display surfaces at the panelsseparated by an spanning said opening and hav-ing its edges se, curedunderneath said base, said panels beingV y resiliently biased away fromsaid base so as t0 stretch said covering across said opening.

A container comprising, a cardboard base having opposite side panelsformed integral therewith and folded upwardly and inwardly thereover toprovide upwardly exposed advertising display surfaces at the panelsseparated by an unobstructed commodity receiving and display opening ,ofless width than said base, a transparent covering snugly' engaging saidsurfaces and spanning said opening and having its "edges se- `curedunderneath said base, said panels being resiliently biased away fromsaid base so as to stretch said covering across said opening, and meansfor spacing the upper edges of said panels from said base.

9. A container comprising, a cardboard base having opposite side panelsfolded inwardly over J the top of the base to provide upwardly exposedinclined display surfaces for printed matter and an intervening channelopening of less width than said base, and a transparent covering forsaid surfaces and opening, said panels being resiliently upwardly biasedto stretch said covering over said opening and having stops coactingwith said base to limit the movementof the outer panel edges toward thebase.

@WARD SAVAGE BOWLING.

